The FilAm Network
Founder & Builder
Before building your own platform, you plan it. You research it. You write the copy. You pick the stack. You build it, break it, fix it, and launch it. Then you watch it grow.
FilipinoFoodNearMe.org and FilipinoEventsNearMe.org are not side projects. They are proof — that strategy, marketing, community insight, and modern technology can work together to build something people genuinely use.
2024 — Present
FilipinoFoodNearMe.org
The First Community Filipino Food Directory in America
Flavor With Soul Deserves to Be Found. Connecting Filipino-American communities to authentic restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores, and food trucks nationwide.
2024 — Present
FilipinoEventsNearMe.org
The Community-Powered National Filipino Events Calendar
Gather. Celebrate. Belong. From barrio fiestas to Simbang Gabi — the go-to discovery platform for Filipino-American events and cultural gatherings nationwide.
Client Sites Built
2022 – 2023 · Consulting Client
michaelwernecke.com
Personal Brand Platform · Consulting Client Site
Served as principal consultant for Michael Wernecke's personal brand site — delivering brand architecture, content strategy, and full digital presence development under JCB Strategic Media LLC.
What This Demonstrates
These platforms represent the convergence of every skill developed over 20+ years: audience understanding, content strategy, SEO, brand development, community engagement, and now — full-stack digital product development. Built without formal engineering training. Shipped to production. Growing every week.